Postcards sent to Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906) from United States Senators concerning the Nineteenth Amendment
Susan B. Anthony is one of the most well-known leaders of the women’s suffrage movement. Arrested for illegally voting in November 1872 and fined $100, she would later become the namesake of the Nineteenth Amendment, which in 1920 established American women’s legal right to vote. Nevertheless, many states and local communities implemented policies that prevented people of color from voting until Congress enacted the Voting Rights Act of 1965. While in practice it took decades to include all women in the amendment, Anthony’s contribution to the movement is significant. By 1900 she had passed the reins of the National American Woman Suffrage Association to Carrie Chapman Catt, but she continued to reach out to U.S. senators and campaign for the vote. These four postcards show their response to Anthony’s question, “Do you support the right to enfranchise women?”
: National American Woman Suffrage Association Records, Manuscripts and Archives …
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Postcards to Susan B. Anthony from U.S. Senators concerning the Nineteenth Amendment
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